Texas Sunflowers Move North to Meet Minnesota Demand
Sunflower seeds push a national market as Minnesota seed suppliers seek up to 1,800 miles south to Texas for acres of tall gold fields. Texas growers report rapid planting and early harvest tests, with NuSun oil and sunflower butter expanding products while Midwestern droughts tighten supplies.
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Minnesota
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Illinois
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Colorado
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Nebraska
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Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Rio Grande
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Upper Midwest
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South Texas
Zebra mussel larvae vanish from Cheney Reservoir region
Wichita officials report zebra mussel larvae have disappeared from Cheney Reservoir after last August findings, contrasting El Dorado where they persist. Experts caution not to declare all-clear yet, as zebra mussels spread across about 20 states, risking water intakes and local ecosystems. Continued monitoring warned.
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el Dorado Reservoir
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Mike Carney
Water Department
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Goeckler
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Kurt Bookout
Craig Johnson
Wildlife and Parks Department
Watergate timeline and key events from 1972 notes
Five men arrested for the Watergate break-in at the DNC headquarters in Washington DC on June 17 1972. Indictments followed for seven men including two former White House aides. Nixon aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman resigned while John Dean was fired as the scandal unfolded. The Saturday Night Massacre saw Cox fired after Richardson’s refusal and Bork’s intervention. House and Senate committees held hearings revealing taped conversations and impeachment articles cited obstruction of justice and misuse of powers.
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Watergate Hotel
Washington, DC
White House
Nixon
Elliot Richardson
Archibald Cox
Robert Bork
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Soviet Sub K-77 On Display At Providence Naval Museum
The 282-foot diesel submarine K-77 of the Soviet Northern Fleet sits in Providence harbor repurposed as the Russian Sub Museum. Visitors, including school children, tour the vessel amid Cold War echoes and concerns about nearby targets. The sub, launched in 1965, is open for tours and overnight stays aboard.
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Providence Naval Museum
Providence
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